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Page 46
The aspirant proposed to give up a profession in which he was engaged .
Apropos of this , Drummond proceeds : - “ There are many instances of men
embracing one profession and rising to eminence in another ; but I fear there is
an essential ...
The aspirant proposed to give up a profession in which he was engaged .
Apropos of this , Drummond proceeds : - “ There are many instances of men
embracing one profession and rising to eminence in another ; but I fear there is
an essential ...
Page 51
The French had by this time carried a series of triangles from Paris to Calais , and
what they proposed was that the English should carry a similar series from
Greenwich to Dover , when the two might be connected by observations from
both ...
The French had by this time carried a series of triangles from Paris to Calais , and
what they proposed was that the English should carry a similar series from
Greenwich to Dover , when the two might be connected by observations from
both ...
Page 53
This arc it was proposed , with the assistance of the British geodesists , to
terminate at Yarmouth . On the other hand , it was proposed that the meridional
line which had been traced through England should THE ORDNANCE SURVEY
53.
This arc it was proposed , with the assistance of the British geodesists , to
terminate at Yarmouth . On the other hand , it was proposed that the meridional
line which had been traced through England should THE ORDNANCE SURVEY
53.
Page 96
Having listened attentively to Major Colby's explanation of the principle of his
proposed compensation measuring rods , I felt satisfied that it would succeed in
practice ; but such was not the opinion of all the members of our little senate , as ...
Having listened attentively to Major Colby's explanation of the principle of his
proposed compensation measuring rods , I felt satisfied that it would succeed in
practice ; but such was not the opinion of all the members of our little senate , as ...
Page 97
... from the proposed bars of our chief , ” we have the following account ,
introduced by the statement , that on the Irish Survey being resolved upon , Mr
Drummond anxiously set himself to devising a new measuring apparatus . " The
quarters ...
... from the proposed bars of our chief , ” we have the following account ,
introduced by the statement , that on the Irish Survey being resolved upon , Mr
Drummond anxiously set himself to devising a new measuring apparatus . " The
quarters ...
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| Title | Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
| Author | John Ferguson McLennan |
| Publisher | Edmonston and Douglas, 1867 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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